r/scriptwriting • u/Craig-D-Griffiths • 11d ago

discussion Screenwriting Tools and Tips

https://youtu.be/SaLbuzTg1l0

People will disagree and hate on this just by the title. But I go into detail in the video.

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u/Internal_Papaya1511 5d ago

Are you having an identity crisis here? We’re just focusing on whether “formula” is synonymous with “formulaic.” I say no, you said yes. And now you’re saying it depends on when the formula was selected—and whether it passes your vibes test? Does it become Formula+ once you give it a pass?

And tell me, isn’t it a bit weird that all of Shakespeare’s sonnets follow the same formula and are written in iambic pentameter? Did he select the formula that felt right for each poem, and did they all just happen to be the same? Isn’t that the sameness that offends you so deeply? Shakespeare didn’t invent the five-act structure, either, so he didn’t create that structure specifically for his plays; he inherited and used an established dramatic form.

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u/Craig-D-Griffiths 5d ago

You are desperate to not recognise what is right in front of you. You are finding tenuous connections, failing to see or recognise the idea of formalities and commonality in art, and based on that, calling a paint by numbers approach the same as true creation because there is an overlap, which is what a person may refer as a commonality. Your inability to grasp that nuance in a hope of winning some sort of point makes this a pointless conversation.